Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Regional Energy Access Expansion, 12950-12952 [2022-04871]
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Topic 1: Discussion of Specific
Categories and Types of Transmission
Benefits That Transmission Providers
Should Consider for the Purposes of
Transmission Planning and Cost
Allocation
• The three specific categories/types
of transmission facilities considered for
the purposes of transmission planning
and cost allocation are reliability,
economics, and public policy. Can and
should these three categories and types
of transmission that are considered for
the purposes of transmission planning
and cost allocation be expanded or
changed? If so, what specific categories
or types of benefits should be
considered for the purposes of
allocating the cost of transmission to
ratepayers?
• Are the existing three categories of
transmission being adequately
considered or can they be improved
upon—either separately or together—
and if so how?
• Are there any specific benefits
being considered by transmission
providers today that should be more
widely adopted by other transmission
providers? Are certain benefits unique
to specific regions?
• How should certainty of benefits be
addressed? For example, should benefits
be quantifiable? What tools are available
or should be developed to account for
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Topic 2: Discussion of Cost Allocation
Principles, Methodologies, and Decision
Processes for the Purposes of
Transmission Planning and Cost
Allocation
• Are current cost allocation
methodologies used by transmission
providers allocating costs roughly
commensurate with estimated benefits,
and if not, how should this be
improved?
• Under what set of benefits—both
existing and expanded—would states be
amenable to bearing the costs of
transmission that is expected to deliver
those estimated benefits to ratepayers?
• Is there sufficient opportunity for
stakeholders, including states, to
collaborate in the development and
approval of cost allocation
methodologies to build consensus
among and increase buy-in from
stakeholders within a transmission
planning region, and if not, how can
this be improved?
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP21–94–000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC; Notice of Availability
of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Regional
Energy Access Expansion
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Regional Energy Access
Expansion (Project), proposed by
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC (Transco) in the abovereferenced docket. Transco requests
authorization to construct and operate
approximately 36.1 miles of pipeline
loop 1 and one new compressor station,
abandon and replace certain existing
compression facilities, and modify
existing compressor stations and
facilities in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey to provide about 829 million
standard cubic feet of natural gas per
day to multiple delivery points along
Transco’s existing system in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
Maryland, providing customers with
enhanced access to Marcellus and Utica
Shale natural gas supplies.
The draft EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed Project, with the
mitigation measures recommended in
the EIS, would result in some adverse
environmental impacts; however, with
the exception of climate change
impacts, those impacts would not be
significant. The Project’s annual
operation and downstream emissions of
16.62 million metric tons of carbon
dioxide equivalent would exceed the
Commission’s presumptive significance
threshold based on 100 percent
utilization.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers participated as cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EIS.
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction
by law or special expertise with respect
to resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. The EIS is intended to fulfill
the cooperating federal agencies’ NEPA
1 A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed
parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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obligations, as applicable, and to
support subsequent conclusions and
decisions made by the cooperating
agencies. Although cooperating agencies
provide input to the conclusions and
recommendations presented in the draft
EIS, the agencies may present their own
conclusions and recommendations in
any applicable Records of Decision for
the Project.
The draft EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
following Project facilities:
• Installation of 22.3 miles of 30-inchdiameter pipeline loop in Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania (Regional Energy
Lateral);
• installation of 13.8 miles of 42-inchdiameter pipeline loop in Monroe
County, Pennsylvania (Effort Loop);
• installation of the new Compressor
Station 201 (9,000 nominal horsepower
[hp] at International Organization of
Standardization [ISO] conditions) in
Gloucester County, New Jersey);
• installation of two gas turbine
driven compressor units (31,800
nominal hp at ISO conditions) at
existing Compressor Station 505 in
Somerset County, New Jersey to
accommodate the abandonment and
replacement of approximately 16,000 hp
from eight existing internal combustion
engine-driven compressor units and
increase the certificated station
compression by 15,800 hp;
• installation of a gas turbine
compressor unit (63,742 nominal hp at
ISO conditions) and modifications to
three existing compressors at existing
Compressor Station 515 in Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania to accommodate
the abandonment and replacement of
approximately 17,000 hp from five
existing gas-fired reciprocating engine
driven compressors and increase the
certificated station compression by
46,742 hp;
• uprate and rewheel two existing
electric motor-driven compressor units
at existing Compressor Station 195 in
York County, Pennsylvania to increase
the certificated station compression by
5,000 hp and accommodate the
abandonment of two existing gas-fired
reciprocating engine driven
compressors, which total approximately
8,000 hp;
• modifications at existing
compressor stations, meter stations,
interconnects, and ancillary facilities in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
Maryland; and
• installation of ancillary facilities
such as mainline valves,
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communication facilities, and pig
launchers 2 and receivers.
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability of the draft EIS to
federal, state, and local government
representatives and agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
and newspapers and libraries in the
Project area. The draft EIS is only
available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from the
FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on the
natural gas environmental documents
page (https://www.ferc.gov/industriesdata/natural-gas/environment/
environmental-documents). In addition,
the draft EIS may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC’s website.
Click on the eLibrary link (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search) select
‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket
number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP21–94). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
The draft EIS is not a decision
document. It presents Commission
staff’s independent analysis of the
environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when
addressing the merits of all issues in
this proceeding. Any person wishing to
comment on the draft EIS may do so.
Your comments should focus on the
draft EIS’ disclosure and discussion of
potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
To ensure consideration of your
comments on the proposal in the final
EIS, it is important that the Commission
receive your comments on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time on April 25, 2022.
For your convenience, there are four
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received,
whether filed in written form or
provided orally. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has staff available to
assist you at (866) 208–3676 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
carefully follow these instructions so
that your comments are properly
recorded.
2 A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that the pipeline company
inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for
cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal
inspections, or other purposes.
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(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. This is an easy method for
submitting brief, text-only comments on
a project;
(2) You can file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by
attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must
first create an account by clicking on
‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing a comment
on a particular project, please select
‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the filing
type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
Commission. Be sure to reference the
project docket number (CP21–94–000)
on your letter. Submissions sent via the
U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any
other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
(4) In lieu of sending written or
electronic comments, the Commission
invites you to attend one of the virtual
public comment sessions its staff will
conduct by telephone to receive
comments on the draft EIS, scheduled as
follows:
Date and time
Monday, March 28, 2022, 6:00–
8:00 p.m. (EST), Call in number: 800–779–
8625, Participant Passcode: 3472916.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022,
12:00–2:00 p.m. (EST), Call in number:
888–848–6716, Participant Passcode:
4258437.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022,
6:00–8:00 p.m. (EST), Call in number:
800–779–8625, Participant Passcode:
3472916.
The primary goal of these comment
sessions is to have you identify the
specific environmental issues and
concerns with the draft EIS. There will
not be a formal presentation by
Commission staff when the session
opens. Individual oral comments will be
taken on a one-on-one basis with a court
reporter present on the line. This format
is designed to receive the maximum
amount of oral comments, in a
convenient way during the timeframe
allotted, and is in response to the
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ongoing COVID–19 pandemic.
Prospective commentors are encouraged
to review the draft EIS to familiarize
themselves with the Project prior to
participating in the meeting.
Each comment session is scheduled
from either 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. or else
12:00 p.m. (noon) to 2:00 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time. You may call at any
time after the listed start times, at which
point you will be placed on mute and
hold. Calls will be answered in the
order they are received. Once answered,
you will have the opportunity to
provide your comment directly to a
court reporter with FERC staff or
representative present on the line. A
time limit of 3 minutes will be
implemented for each commentor.
Transcripts of all comments received
during the comment sessions will be
publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary
system (see page 2 of this notice for
instructions on using eLibrary).
It is important to note that the
Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received,
whether filed in written form or
provided at a virtual comment session.
Any person seeking to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214).
Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/howintervene. Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing or judicial review
of the Commission’s decision. The
Commission grants affected landowners
and others with environmental concerns
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which no other party can adequately
represent. Simply filing environmental
comments will not give you intervenor
status, but you do not need intervenor
status to have your comments
considered.
Questions?
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription that
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
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notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/
ferc-online/overview to register for
eSubscription.
Dated: March 2, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-94-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Regional Energy Access Expansion
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Regional Energy Access Expansion (Project), proposed by
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the above-
referenced docket. Transco requests authorization to construct and
operate approximately 36.1 miles of pipeline loop \1\ and one new
compressor station, abandon and replace certain existing compression
facilities, and modify existing compressor stations and facilities in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey to provide about 829 million standard cubic
feet of natural gas per day to multiple delivery points along Transco's
existing system in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland, providing
customers with enhanced access to Marcellus and Utica Shale natural gas
supplies.
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an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the proposed Project, with the
mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would result in some
adverse environmental impacts; however, with the exception of climate
change impacts, those impacts would not be significant. The Project's
annual operation and downstream emissions of 16.62 million metric tons
of carbon dioxide equivalent would exceed the Commission's presumptive
significance threshold based on 100 percent utilization.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of
the EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. The EIS is intended to
fulfill the cooperating federal agencies' NEPA obligations, as
applicable, and to support subsequent conclusions and decisions made by
the cooperating agencies. Although cooperating agencies provide input
to the conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS, the
agencies may present their own conclusions and recommendations in any
applicable Records of Decision for the Project.
The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following Project facilities:
Installation of 22.3 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline
loop in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Regional Energy Lateral);
installation of 13.8 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline
loop in Monroe County, Pennsylvania (Effort Loop);
installation of the new Compressor Station 201 (9,000
nominal horsepower [hp] at International Organization of
Standardization [ISO] conditions) in Gloucester County, New Jersey);
installation of two gas turbine driven compressor units
(31,800 nominal hp at ISO conditions) at existing Compressor Station
505 in Somerset County, New Jersey to accommodate the abandonment and
replacement of approximately 16,000 hp from eight existing internal
combustion engine-driven compressor units and increase the certificated
station compression by 15,800 hp;
installation of a gas turbine compressor unit (63,742
nominal hp at ISO conditions) and modifications to three existing
compressors at existing Compressor Station 515 in Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania to accommodate the abandonment and replacement of
approximately 17,000 hp from five existing gas-fired reciprocating
engine driven compressors and increase the certificated station
compression by 46,742 hp;
uprate and rewheel two existing electric motor-driven
compressor units at existing Compressor Station 195 in York County,
Pennsylvania to increase the certificated station compression by 5,000
hp and accommodate the abandonment of two existing gas-fired
reciprocating engine driven compressors, which total approximately
8,000 hp;
modifications at existing compressor stations, meter
stations, interconnects, and ancillary facilities in Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, and Maryland; and
installation of ancillary facilities such as mainline
valves,
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The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
draft EIS to federal, state, and local government representatives and
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other
interested individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the
Project area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It
may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on
the natural gas environmental documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In
addition, the draft EIS may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on
the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search) select ``General Search'' and enter
the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last
three digits (i.e., CP21-94). Be sure you have selected an appropriate
date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
The draft EIS is not a decision document. It presents Commission
staff's independent analysis of the environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this
proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so.
Your comments should focus on the draft EIS' disclosure and discussion
of potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and
measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time on April 25, 2022.
For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided orally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of
comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-3676 or
[email protected]. Please carefully follow these instructions
so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of
formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling
users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' If you
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment
on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP21-
94-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
(4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend one of the virtual public comment
sessions its staff will conduct by telephone to receive comments on the
draft EIS, scheduled as follows:
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Monday, March 28, 2022, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (EST), Call in number: 800-779-
8625, Participant Passcode: 3472916.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 12:00-2:00 p.m. (EST), Call in number: 888-848-
6716, Participant Passcode: 4258437.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (EST), Call in number: 800-
779-8625, Participant Passcode: 3472916.
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The primary goal of these comment sessions is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS.
There will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the
session opens. Individual oral comments will be taken on a one-on-one
basis with a court reporter present on the line. This format is
designed to receive the maximum amount of oral comments, in a
convenient way during the timeframe allotted, and is in response to the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Prospective commentors are encouraged to
review the draft EIS to familiarize themselves with the Project prior
to participating in the meeting.
Each comment session is scheduled from either 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. or
else 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. You may
call at any time after the listed start times, at which point you will
be placed on mute and hold. Calls will be answered in the order they
are received. Once answered, you will have the opportunity to provide
your comment directly to a court reporter with FERC staff or
representative present on the line. A time limit of 3 minutes will be
implemented for each commentor.
Transcripts of all comments received during the comment sessions
will be publicly available on FERC's eLibrary system (see page 2 of
this notice for instructions on using eLibrary).
It is important to note that the Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided at a virtual comment session.
Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214). Motions to intervene are
more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene. Only
intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the
Commission's decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and
others with environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this
proceeding which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing
environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do
not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Questions?
Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and
submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
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notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: March 2, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-04871 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]
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